Delicious, Savory yet well balanced with great nuances and a velvety mouthfeel. Poured alongside a 2015 Scarecrow which in itself was delicious but presented with the typical dark ripe fruit profile for napa. this Harlan as least for the moment was more elegant and restrained but no less remarkable.
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Napa with friends; 8/15/2019-8/18/2019 (Napa, CA): Tasted at Harlan Estate. Another super young wine that will benefit from at least a decade of cellaring. However much less primary than the '17 tasted from barrel. The fruit here is again dominated by blackberry and blueberry tones, dark chocolate but also some tobacco and eucalyptus come through on the finish. Powerful and structured.
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The perfectly ripe, dense, black and blue fruits are the first thing you notice. But as you peer further into the caliginous wine, you find this cool, refreshing note combining dark red berries accompanied by incense, smoke, forest leaf and a light, background hint mint. On the palate, the wine balances power, restraint, elegance and purity. Complicated and concentrated, the wine is fleshy, rich, silky, mouth-filling and vibrant. The finish sits with you for close to one full minute. My instinct suggests 12-15 years in the cellar will complete the experience.
11/4/2021 - Niagara wrote: 97 Points
My mind is boggled.
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4/28/2021 - WineCraze90 wrote: 100 Points
If I could rate this 101 points I would've.
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2/14/2020 - knlowery Likes this wine: 96 Points
Delicious, Savory yet well balanced with great nuances and a velvety mouthfeel. Poured alongside a 2015 Scarecrow which in itself was delicious but presented with the typical dark ripe fruit profile for napa. this Harlan as least for the moment was more elegant and restrained but no less remarkable.
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9/26/2019 - Yassine23 Likes this wine:
Mesmerising. Poured by Don Weaver at the US embassy. Still young but already beautiful, nothing is in excess. Feels like being kissed by an angel.
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8/15/2019 - retired_and_roving wrote:
Napa with friends; 8/15/2019-8/18/2019 (Napa, CA): Tasted at Harlan Estate. Another super young wine that will benefit from at least a decade of cellaring. However much less primary than the '17 tasted from barrel. The fruit here is again dominated by blackberry and blueberry tones, dark chocolate but also some tobacco and eucalyptus come through on the finish. Powerful and structured.
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11/13/2018 - Jeff Leve wrote: 99 Points
The perfectly ripe, dense, black and blue fruits are the first thing you notice. But as you peer further into the caliginous wine, you find this cool, refreshing note combining dark red berries accompanied by incense, smoke, forest leaf and a light, background hint mint. On the palate, the wine balances power, restraint, elegance and purity. Complicated and concentrated, the wine is fleshy, rich, silky, mouth-filling and vibrant. The finish sits with you for close to one full minute. My instinct suggests 12-15 years in the cellar will complete the experience.
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